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Jesus Is Tempted by the Devil
(Mt. 4:1-11; Mk. 1:12-13)
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1Now filled with the Holy Spirita, Jesus returned from the Jordan River. And then the Spirit led him into the desert. 2There the devil tempted Jesus for 40 days. Jesus ate nothing during this time, and when it was finished, he was very hungry.
 3The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this rock to become bread."
 4Jesus answered, "The Scripturesb say,
'It is not just bread that keeps people alive.'"c  
 5Then the devil took Jesus and in a moment of time showed him all the kingdoms of the world. 6The devil said to him, "I will make you king over all these places. You will have power over them, and you will get all the gloryd. It has all been given to me. I can give it to anyone I want. 7I will give it all to you, if you will only worship me."
 8Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say,
'You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him.'"e  
 9Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem and put him on a high place at the edge of the Templef area. He said to him, "If you are the Son of God, jump off! 10The Scriptures say,
'God will command his angels to take care of you.'g  
 11It is also written,
'Their hands will catch you so that you will not hit your foot on a rock.'"h  
 12Jesus answered, "But the Scriptures also say,
'You must not test the Lord your God.'"i  
 13The devil finished tempting Jesus in every way and went away to wait until a better time.

Jesus Begins His Work in Galilee
(Mt. 4:12-17; Mk. 1:14-15)
 14Jesus went back to Galilee with the power of the Spiritj. Stories about him spread all over the area around Galilee. 15He began to teach in the synagoguesk, and everyone praised him.

Jesus Goes to His Hometown
(Mt. 13:53-58; Mk. 6:1-6)
 16Jesus traveled to Nazareth, the town where he grew up. On the Sabbathl day he went to the synagoguek as he always did. He stood up to read. 17The book of Isaiah the prophetm was given to him. He opened the book and found the place where this is written:
 18"The Spirit of the Lord is on me.
He has chosen me to tell good news to the poor.
He sent me to tell prisoners that they are free and to tell the blind that they can see again.
He sent me to free those who have been treated badly 19and to announce that the time has come for the Lord to show his kindness."n		  
 20Jesus closed the book, gave it back to the helper, and sat down. As everyone in the synagogue watched him closely, 21he began to speak to them. He said, "While you heard me reading these words just now, they were coming true!"
 22Everyone there said good things about Jesus. They were amazed to hear him speak such wonderful words. They said, "How is this possible? Isn't he Joseph's son?"
 23Jesus said to them, "I know you will tell me the old saying: 'Doctor, heal yourself.' You want to say, 'We heard about the things you did in Capernaumo. Do those same things here in your own hometown!'" 24Then he said, "The truth is, a prophet is not accepted in his own hometown. 25-26"During the time of Elijahp it did not rain in Israel for three and a half years. There was no food anywhere in the whole country. There were many widows in Israel during that time. But the fact is, Elijahp was sent to none of those widows in Israel. He was sent only to a widow in Zarephath, a town in Sidon.
 27"And there were many people with leprosyq living in Israel during the time of the prophet Elishar. But none of them were healed; the only one was Naaman. And he was from the country of Syria, not Israel."
 28When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were very angry. 29They got up and forced Jesus to go out of town. Their town was built on a hill. They took Jesus to the edge of the hill to throw him off. 30But he walked through the middle of the crowd and went away.

Jesus Frees a Man From an Evil Spirit
(Mk. 1:21-28)
 31Jesus went to Capernaum, a city in Galilee. On the Sabbathl day he taught the people. 32They were amazed at his teaching because he spoke with authority.
 33In the synagoguek there was a man who had an evil spirit from the devil inside him. The man shouted loudly, 34"Jesus of Nazareth! What do you want with us? Did you come here to destroy us? I know who you are - God's Holy One!" 35But Jesus warned the evil spirit to stop. He said, "Be quiet! Come out of the man!" The evil spirit threw the man down on the ground in front of everyone. Then the evil spirit left the man and did not hurt him.
 36The people were amazed. They said to each other, "What does this mean? With authority and power he commands evil spirits and they come out." 37And so the news about Jesus spread to every place in the whole area.

Jesus Heals Peter’s Mother-in-Law
(Mt. 8:14-17; Mk. 1:29-34)
 38Jesus left the synagoguek and went to Simon'ss house. Simon's mother-in-law was very sick. She had a high fever. They asked Jesus to do something to help her. 39He stood very close to her and ordered the sickness to go away. The sickness left her, and she got up and began serving them.

Jesus Heals Many Others
 40When the sun went down, the people brought their sick friends to Jesus. They had many different kinds of sicknesses. Jesus laid his hands ont each sick person and healed them all. 41Demons cameu out of many people. The demons shouted, "You are the Son of God." But Jesus gave a strong command for the demons not to speak, because they knew he was the Messiahv.

Jesus Goes to Other Towns
(Mk. 1:35-39)
 42The next day Jesus went to a place to be alone. The people looked for him. When they found him, they tried to stop him from leaving. 43But he said to them, "I must tell the Good Newsw about God's kingdomx to other towns too. This is why I was sent."
 44Then Jesus told the Good News in the synagoguesk in Judea.
aHoly Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. In union with God and Christ, he does God’s work among people in the world.
bScripture Part of the Scriptures or “Holy Writings” - the Old Testament.
cDeuteronomy 8:3
dglory A word that refers to the special qualities of God. Often it means brightness, referring to the way he appears to people. Sometimes it means majesty or power, referring to a kind of greatness that cannot be compared to anything in human experience. It can also include the ideas of wealth, honor, fame, or respect, especially in expressions of praise.
eDeuteronomy 6:13
fTemple The permanent building in Jerusalem that replaced the portable “Holy Tent” that was used by the Israelites from the time of their wandering in the desert to the reign of King Solomon, when the first Temple was built. Like the Holy Tent, the Temple was the center of Israelite worship, although provision was made for it to be “a house of prayer for all nations” (Isa. 56:7).
gPsalm 91:11
hPsalm 91:12
iDeuteronomy 6:16
jSpirit See “Holy Spirit.”
ksynagogue A place in many cities where Jews gathered for prayer, study of the Scriptures, and other public meetings.
lSabbath Saturday, the seventh day of the week and a special day for Israelites or Jews. By God’s command it was set aside as a time for the people to rest and honor God.
mprophet A person who speaks a message from God. Many of the books in the Old Testament are messages spoken or written by “the prophets,” who were some of those God chose to speak for him. God often used dreams or visions to tell or show his prophets what they should say.
nIsaiah 61:1-2; 58:6
oCapernaum A town on the northern shore of Lake Galilee where Jesus often spent time and taught.
pElijah A very important Israelite leader and prophet who spoke for God during a 25-year period ending about 850 b.c. In the time of Jesus, the Jews were expecting Elijah to come again before the Messiah. See Mal. 4:5-6.
qleprosy A very bad skin disease. The word in the text has a broad sense, which may include many different types of skin disease.
rElisha A prophet who served as an assistant to the prophet Elijah and carried on Elijah’s ministry after about 850 b.c.
s4:38 Simon Simon’s other name was Peter. Also in 5:3, 4, 5, 10.
tlay hands on This act was a way of asking God to bless people in a special way - to heal them, to cause the Holy Spirit to come into them, or to give them power for a special work.
udemon An evil spirit from the devil.
vMessiah A Hebrew word that has the same meaning as the Greek word Christ (see “Christ”). It was a title for the kings of God’s people in the Old Testament and for the special king God promised to send as a “savior” to defeat evil and establish the reign of God. Many prophets made it clear that this new kingdom would be eternal; that is, not only would the promised Messiah bring about a time of justice and right living among God’s people here on earth, but also his kingdom would extend beyond this world to life forever with God. However, most Jews of the first century expected the Messiah to be a political ruler here on earth who would defeat the other nations and return the nation of Israel to a position of great glory and power. But God intended his Messiah to establish a new “Israel,” an eternal kingdom that would bless all the nations.
wGood News In the Gospels this is usually the news about the coming of God’s kingdom (see above) or its representative Jesus the Messiah. In other places it is, more specifically, the news or message of God’s grace - that he has made a way through Jesus Christ for people to be made right with him and enjoy his blessings now and forever.
xGod’s kingdom The “reign” or “rule” of God over all people who submit to him by accepting Jesus as the Messiah (the appointed king), who represents God’s kingdom on earth. Jesus was the perfect example of submission to the will of God. When people give control of their lives to Jesus, they become part of God’s kingdom and begin to enjoy the blessings he has promised his people from the beginning. (Note that in Matthew this term also translates the Greek word “kingdom” by itself or the phrase, “the kingdom of the heavens,” which was used by Jews as a way to avoid saying the divine name.)